LJBcB15 Reading medieval Latin texts

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lucie Mazalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Daniela Urbanová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 9:10–10:45 G11
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Classical latin language (2 or 3 semesters).
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
At the end of this course students will able to:
- read and translate a simple medieval Latin text (e.g. chronicle, legend, preaching, visio, hymn, sequence, epic poetry, charter, letter, exemplum, a short passage of scholarly texts)
- comprehend specific features of medieval Latin pertaining to its graphical forms, morphology and style
Syllabus
  • l. Characteristic features of medieval Latin
  • 2. Medieval prose - exemplum.
  • 3. Medieval prose - chronicle, annaly.
  • 4. Medieval prose - preaching.
  • 5. Prose - letter, visio.
  • 6. Prose - legend.
  • 8. Medieval Latin poetry - hymns, sequences.
  • 9. Secular lyric poetry, goliard poetry.
  • 10. Poetry with chivalric and animal content.
  • 11. Charter, a short passages from scholarly tracts.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • MAZALOVÁ, Lucie. Čítanka snadných textů ze středověké latiny (Reading book of simple medieval Latin texts). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 119 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6969-5. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
    not specified
  • "Ohrfeigen gegen Barzahlung" und viele andere lateinische Geschichten aus Antike, Mittelalter und Neuzeit : Texte für die Übergangslektüre. Edited by Manfred Fuhrmann - Joachim Klowski. 1. Aufl. Stuttgart: Ernst Klett Verlag, 2000, 32 s. ISBN 312654410X. info
  • NECHUTOVÁ, Jana. Texty ke cvičením ze středověké latiny. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1995, 87 s. ISBN 8021010584. info
  • ZACHOVÁ, Jana. Cvičebnice latiny pro posluchače historických oborů. Jinočany: H & H, 1992. ISBN 80-85467-05-4. info
  • KAMÍNKOVÁ, Eva. Výbor středověkých latinských textů. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1968. info
  • Bohemia latina : litterarum latinarum ad gentem terramque Bohemoslovenicam pertinentium nonulla exempla selecta. Edited by Karel Hrdina. Pragae: sumptibus Societatis philologorum Bohemorum, 1931, 134 s. info
Teaching methods
One 1.5 hours class per week consisting of a lecture and a seminar.
Assessment methods
Requirements for acquiring a credit: oral examination during which students are obliged to show the ability to translate simple medieval Latin text as well as to describe elementary features of Medieval Latin. Class attendance is required.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018.
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